Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.4% more likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 78.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.8% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 42.4% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.3% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.5 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
How big is Saudi Arabia compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.